Dashavatara Temple, Deogarh, Uttar Pradesh
Dashavatara Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu located in Deogarh Village in Lalitpur District of Uttar Pradesh, India. This Temple is an early 6th century Vishnu Temple built in the Gupta Period, situated in the Betwa River valley in north-central India. It has a simple, one cell square plan and is one of the earliest Hindu stone temples still surviving today. Dashavatara Temple shows the ornate Gupta style architecture. Devgarh or Deogarh is situated at the bank of Betwa river which encircles it from three sides. It is a small village however an important pilgrimage site for the Jaina community.
The site is on the western edge of the Lalitpur range, with rocky Betwa river rapids about 500 metres (1,600 ft) away, amidst a forest. The British India era archaeologist Alexander Cunningham visited this site in 1875 and called the general location as "singularly picturesque". The Dashavatara temple is locally known as Sagar Marh, which literally means "the temple on the tank", a name it gets from the square water pool cut into the rock in front. This Temple is situated below the Deogarh hill, towards the river, about 500 metres (1,600 ft) from a group of three dozen Jain temples with dharmashala built a few centuries later, and the Deogarh Karnali fort built in early 13th century.
Though the Temple is dedicated to Vishnu, but includes reliefs and sculptures from broader Hindu Pantheon of Shiva, Parvati, Kartikeya, Brahma, Indra, River goddesses Ganga and Yamuna, as well as a panel showing the five Pandavas of the Hindu epic Mahabharata. The Temple was built out of stone and masonry brick. Legends associated with Vishnu are sculpted in the interior and exterior walls of the temple. Also carved are secular scenes and amorous couples in various stages of courtship and intimacy. The Temple is under the control of Archeology Survey of India.
History
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The Temple
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Connectivity
The Temple is located at about 13 Kms from Jakhalaun Railway Station, 30 Kms from Lalitpur Railway Station, 32 Kms from Lalitpur, 35 Kms from Lalitpur Airport, 135 Kms from Jhansi, 222 Kms from Khajuraho, 224 Kms from Bhopal, 230 Kms from Bhopal Airport, 244 Kms from Gwalior and 356 Kms from Kanpur. Lalitpur Railway Station has very good rail connections with major Indian cities including New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Patna, Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Ujjain, Saugor, Puri, Allahabad, Bengaluru, Damoh and Jhansi. Nearest Airport is located at Lalitpur. Nearest major Airports are located at Khajuraho and Bhopal.
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